Afghan Girl: Sherbat Gula with a Lioness Look

By Inayat Atta: Exactly thirty one years ago in December 1984 American photojournalist Steve McCurry took this famous picture of Afghan girl named Sharbat Gula. Aged twelve then she was an orphan and living at Nasir Bagh refugee camp near Peshawar. I see fear and restlessness in her eyes. What you see?

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